WENDELL LEADS LOS ALAMITOS TO VICTORY

LYNWOOD
Nick Wendell threw for 247 yards and a touchdown and
Damonte King rushed for three scores as Los Alamitos took a 42-6 victory over Lynwood in a nonleague game at Lynwood High on Friday night.

Wendell completed 18 of 23 passes, with
Dashawn Gordon rolling up 163 yards on 10 catches, including a 40-yard touchdown strike late in the second quarter for the Griffins (4-0). Wendell connected with Gordon again for the 2-point conversion that gave Los Alamitos a 28-0 lead with 43 seconds left in the half.

Wendell “was pretty on the money,” Los Alamitos coach
John Barnes said. “We haven't been pass protecting for him, but we worked our tails off. If we can protect him like that, he'll be like that the rest of the year.”

King had two of his three rushing touchdowns in the second quarter, scoring from the 1 with 7:57 to play and then rumbling 14 yards while working to keep his balance less than three minutes later. King had five carries for 52 yards, the last a 4-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter that pushed the lead to 35-0.

Kendall Brownlow had seven carries for 55 yards, adding a touchdown with 3:31 to go in the third quarter.

“We made changes on offense and it showed tonight,” Barnes said. “We should have been playing that way all year. We used four different running backs tonight, which we hadn't done all year. Some big, strong kids, and that will help us down the road.”

The Griffins' defense kept Lynwood at bay until the final play, when
Ty Sanchez reversed his field and ran 74 yards for a touchdown to account for the final margin. Los Alamitos limited the Knights (1-3) to five first downs, although
Darryl Robinson completed 9 of 14 passes for 47 yards. Sanchez had eight carries for 77 yards.